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Do You Have The Right Doctor?
The importance of self-advocacy in a business-oriented healthcare system cannot be stressed enough. Our discussion today aims to help parents understand they are empowered already as expectant families to choose a supportive care provider and navigate the healthcare system confidently. I feel like so many…
How To Calm Birth Fear
Today’s show introduces midwife Jenny West as we explore the topic of fear in pregnancy and childbirth. Jenny has been a midwife for over 30 years, an author, childbirth educator, hypnotherapist and craino sacral therapist. Her extensive training in Hypnotherapy has allowed her to help…
Alicia and Gino’s Birth Story
Our first birth story of Season two! Alicia and Gino share their birth story today and dive into the emotional and practical facets of their labor and delivery. These parents took to heart the conscious preparation for their baby’s birth and really invested the time…
How to Prepare for Birth – Tamra’s Hypnobirthing Story
In today’s show we are talking with Tamra about her birth story and she used the Hypnobirthing techniques to take great care of herself during labor. Tamra started her birth preparation early because she realized that she didn’t want to be dependent on outside elements…
The Power of Flexibility: Clarisa’s Birth Story, Lessons in Embracing the Unexpected
It’s a birth story show! Trigger warning for anyone who prefers not to hear about miscarriage. Clarisa came through our Hypnobirthing series and the vision of her birth only became stronger. Labor and babies however, are a wild card in the equation and her journey…
Commit and Submit: The Key to a Transformative Birth Experience
In this episode, Caitline, a single mother, shares her Hypnobirthing story, discussing her fears, preparations, and the support she received from her sister Chaylah. She also discusses her decision to have a natural birth, do motherhood on her own and the challenges she faced during…
Facing the Fear of Having a Special Needs Child
This podcast episode holds some vulnerable shares from myself and Ashley. If you aren’t ok with crying along with me – this show may not be for you. One of the biggest fears parents come into birth class with is the fear of having a…
The Science Behind a Positive Birth: Understanding the Five Elements
Today Ashley and I discuss the five universal elements of birth. After watching these tools work so well for our Hypnobirthing students and doula clients – we need to talk about it! The use of setting yourself with these 5 things will create an optimal…
Birth Story, Andrea: “How Trusting Your Intuition Impacts Your Birth Experience.”
In this episode of the Birth Education Center podcast, I welcome Andrea, a former Hypnobirthing student to share her birth story. Having a baby towards the end of the pandemic had its challenges, one of them being her doula could not physically attend her birth.…
Using the Power Centers to Explore Connection to Self Identity and Your Role as a Parent, Pt 3/3
This podcast episode is the last of a three part foundational series we use in Hypnobirthing and we can now dive into a fascinating discussion about self-awareness, intuition, and connection during the birth and parenting process. Ashley and I explain how we use affirmations and…
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